Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-12-07
earbara's Revenge; or, Served Him
Right.

HOW Ostlf NNlA pin ~ liie ooA oAit
flashed out, Il wish you would mind
your own affairs in the future"
Ralph's eyes sparkled ominously.
There was a time when my affairs
and yours meant the same thing" he
said sadly.
"OuCe Is not now. -
Il know il, and accepting the re-
huKe and knowing that there was moth
ing more for him 10 say, he turned on
his heel and left her alone.
When Mr.. EgertOn went out walk
ing with Barbara on the Seashore that
evening DE noticed that she was sad
and strangely FreOccupled.
What Is the trouhlet' he asked.
''What worries your
Il was aski iug myself" " said the girl,
slowly, chow this Is al going to end
these drives auI walks and talks
"Euds Why should il end at all.n
Dc said qUickly,
That's what I wanted 10 know.
Are YOU going 10 make me your wife
ur are YOU only amusing yourself.'
"Ncu, you take things pretty serious
Iy. 1 must say. ! haven't a penny Of
uly own unless my grandfather were to
step or, aud really I shouldn't pick a
wife OH the seu-sauds anyway"
"EUctiy,~ said Barbara Then
"As frieEdss
''\o, as enemies -
"Nuu Little tigress," lie laughed
81 believe your eyes shot fire then"
Perhaps they did. But were | u
man I would knock YOU down.
And So she walked away from him
and home.
lu her diary that night she inscribed,
with Tie date, seven words. II viii
uy reyrugei ou Gar:lld EseTtOnl'
Air Egertou left Beachwold the next
week.
"TLe season was getting on" he
said, ''aUd the place was getting slow
And so perhaps il Was, for the eNcit-
lu- element of beautiful Barbara Wyu-
Wards C0mpIuIouship was lacking.
You had better take "A tour, - ad-
yI>gd AIr. tlarethorne, that hale hand |
some man who enjoyed the honor Of be- I
ing Gerald Egerton's grandfather. I
'l'Uu are not deriving any benefit from /
the gumllug-houSe here"
"lu~t ass YOU SAY, sir, said Gerald, ]
who had been taught in all things To /,
defer 20 the WISHES uf his wealthy pro- !
-euLtOr. Aud he went accordingly.
10 WA, just year afterwards when, /
sitting ut his Late breakfast of claret, 4
grapes and hruiled birds in a Floreu-
tine villa, Mr.. Egertou broke open the
seals OF % packet of home letters and
grew whittier than the carved marble
vases among the lime groves outside.
''N hats up, EgertOusn asked Mr.. I
Ndue, his friend and fellow-trayeller.
"The meIuest trick that ever was
played ON q fellow" gISped Gerald,
tearing at his ueck-tie. ''IIe's going
10 he married. -
~ our graudfather:'
"N les.
"Wcn, hasn't he as good right "a
any one, if he chooses, and the lady is
wIlliug5'
Mop shouted Gerald; she hasn't.
Not at his time of life, and after all the .
Years of expectation he has dragged me I,
through -
"WLo is she;'
''IIe doesn't say. He simply insults :
me by inviting me home to the we'd I,
ding. "
y very proper at ution, 1 should
say"
You should say?'' snarled Egerton. ;
turning suddenly round On his compan-
ion. Very possibly. lie isn't your q
grandfather, and his marriage doesn't :
ruin youl''
lie rose up as he spoke, and strobe
out among the myrtles and lime-trees.
his brow as black as midnight.
Take my advice, " called Nane after
him; put your righteous indignation ,
in your pOcket-go home and do the ;
agreeable to grandmammal The whole :
loaf undoubtedly is gone, but that's no :
reason you shouldn't enjoy few of the !,
crumbs If you are only little polite. >,
And Gerald Egertou, on sober second
and third thoughts, concluded to profit
by the hints embodied in his friends
advice.
'Ot course she will be young enough
To be my sister, - he said, "Old men al
ways do make fools of themselves; but
perhaps l can manage her, after all. -
II was bracing Winter night, the
sky all spriukled with stars, when Ger
AID Egertou walked up the steps Lead
ing to his grandfather's prIuccly man
sion and rang the bell
The butler griuned at him rs he OPEN
ed the door.
"Noure too late for the wedding.
Master Gerald, sIid he. Master
brought his bride home last right
The deuce he did,-' said Gerald
gloomily. ''What sort Of one is it
cu, Buttsg"
y sumner, sir, ," the man answered
coulideutially; ''ouly nineteen"
At that moment another servant
threw open the toldmg-dOors leading in
10 the driwug-roOm, and revealed Mr..
tlarethorue, looking provOkingly young |
and healthy, with q tall slight Girl by
his side, dressed I'm wiuc-culorod velvet. |
relieved 10y the flash Of diamonds and |
the creamy folds of rich old point lace
As she turned 20 welcome her grandson
how ridiculous the idca seemed
Gerald Egertou started back.
lie was looking fun into the radiant
depths of Barbara Wyuyard'S eyes.
One smile - one sconful flashing
smile of naughty triumph-aud then
they met as strangers. though the hot
blood boiled up into Gerald's cheeks as
II ms veins were running molten fire
w hat are you writing, deary'' Mr..
Clarethorue asked his Young wife that
night, as she closed and locked a clasp
ed book NJ her desk.
Nothing" she answered with a
bright smile.
But, underneath the entry made in
bitterness of heart 4 year ago, she had
written these words:
Il am revenged ON Gerald Egerton,''
BY a comparison of a analyses of
soils from different vineyards, the last
report ot the Scottish Horticultural as.
SOciatOn shows that the soils on which
the grape-CrOps fail are deficient in lime
and potash.
IddWISc0bitC is the name of a mineral
found only IN the State OF Missouri.
1t IS remarkabie for its cutting power.
With tine edge, steel is cut by is very
rapidly, the sharpness of the stone being
IN no respect diminished.
Before he left for France, Mr., WYATT
Eaton made a crayoD portrait of Nine
Modleska, a little smaller than life
1t IS the spirited and admirable like
ness of face which batlled Carolus
Duran and other strong painters. The
crayon will be reproduced on wool by
Mr.. Timothy Cols.